Method for supporting user input and electronic device supporting the same

ABSTRACT

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes housing, a touchscreen display, a wireless communication circuit, a connector, and a processor electrically connected to the touchscreen display, the wireless communication circuit, and the connector. The processor is configured to connect to an external display device via the wireless communication circuit or the connector, to display a graphical user interface corresponding to a screen, which the external display device outputs, in at least part of a region of the touchscreen display, to display at least part of a region of the graphical user interface in a black background, and to convert first coordinate information of a user input, which is received with respect to at least one region of the graphical user interface, to second coordinate information corresponding to the external display device to transmit the second coordinate information to the external display device.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

This application is based on and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119to Korean Patent Application Serial No. 10-2018-0033858, filed on Mar.23, 2018, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entiredisclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The present disclosure relates generally to a technology in which anelectronic device supports a user input.

2. Description of Related Art

An electronic device may be connected to an external display device(e.g., a monitor or TV) wiredly or wirelessly to overcome the sizelimitation of a display. The electronic device may output content (e.g.,an image or a text) of the electronic device through the connectedexternal display device.

In an environment in which an electronic device and an external displaydevice are connected to each other, a user may control the screendisplayed on the external display device by applying a user input (e.g.touch, drag, or press using a part of a body or stylus pen) to a displayof the electronic device. However, because the display size of theelectronic device is different from the display size of the externaldisplay devices, a user may not intuitively recognize the correspondingdisplay region between the electronic device and the external displaydevice. This may interfere with clear user input on the electronicdevice.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure has been made to address at least thedisadvantages described above and to provide at least the advantagesdescribed below.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, an electronicdevice is provided. The electronic device may include a housing, atouchscreen display exposed through a first region of the housing, awireless communication circuit, an electrical connector exposed througha second region of the housing, a processor electrically connected tothe touchscreen display, the wireless communication circuit, and theconnector, and a memory electrically connected to the processor. Thememory stores instructions, when executed by the processor, cause theelectronic device to in a first operation in which the electronic deviceis not connected to an external display device, display a first screenincluding a plurality of icons associated with a plurality ofapplication programs, on the display in a first format, and in a secondoperation in which the electronic device is connected to the externaldisplay device via the connector, render a second screen including theplurality of icons, in a second format, provide data associated with thesecond screen to the external display device via the connector such thatthe external display device displays the second screen, display agraphical user interface indicative of at least one object included inthe second screen, on the display, receive a user input via the display,determine first coordinates of the user input, and adapt the firstcoordinates to the second screen so as to correspond to secondcoordinates corresponding to at least one region of the external displaydevice.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, an electronicdevice is provided. The electronic device may include a housing, atouchscreen display, at least part of which is exposed through a firstregion of the housing, a wireless communication circuit, a connector, atleast part of which is exposed through a second region of the housing,and a processor electrically connected to the touchscreen display, thewireless communication circuit, and the connector. The processor may beconfigured to connect to an external display device via the wirelesscommunication circuit or the connector, display a graphical userinterface corresponding to a screen, which the external display deviceoutputs, in at least part of a region of the touchscreen display,display at least part of a region of the graphical user interface in ablack background, and convert first coordinate information of a userinput, which is received with respect to at least one region of thegraphical user interface, to second coordinate information correspondingto the external display device to transmit the second coordinateinformation to the external display device.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, a user inputsupporting method of an electronic device is provided. The user inputsupporting method may include connecting to an external display device,displaying a graphical user interface corresponding to a screen, whichthe external display device outputs, in at least part of a region oftouchscreen display that the electronic device includes, displaying atleast part of a region of the graphical user interface in a blackbackground, and converting first coordinate information of a user input,which is received with respect to at least one region of the graphicaluser interface, to second coordinate information corresponding to theexternal display device to transmit the second coordinate information tothe external display device.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects, features and advantages of certainembodiments of the disclosure will be more apparent from the followingdetailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device in a networkenvironment according to various embodiments;

FIG. 2 is a diagram of an operating environment of an electronic device,according to an embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a diagram of a configuration of an electronic device,according to an embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a program included in an electronic device,according to an embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a diagram of a shape of graphical user interface output by anelectronic device, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a diagram of a shape of graphical user interface output by anelectronic device, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a diagram of a shape of graphical user interface output by anelectronic device, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a diagram of a shape of graphical user interface output by anelectronic device, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 9A is a flowchart of a user input supporting method of anelectronic device, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 9B is a flowchart of an operation process for supporting a userinput of an electronic device, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a diagram of an input mode setting screen of an electronicdevice, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a diagram of an output shape of a graphical user interfacefor orientation of an electronic device, according to an embodiment; and

FIG. 12 is a diagram of an output shape of a graphical user interfaceduring a user authentication operation of an electronic device,according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the disclosure may be described withreference to accompanying drawings. Accordingly, those of ordinary skillin the art will recognize that modification, equivalent, and/oralternative on the various embodiments described herein can be variouslymade without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure. Withregard to description of drawings, similar components may be marked bysimilar reference numerals.

In the disclosure, the expressions “have”, “may have”, “include” and“comprise”, or “may include” and “may comprise” used herein indicateexistence of corresponding features (e.g., components such as numericvalues, functions, operations, or parts) but do not exclude presence ofadditional features.

In the disclosure, the expressions “A or B”, “at least one of A or/andB”, or “one or more of A or/and B”, and the like may include any and allcombinations of one or more of the associated listed items. For example,the term “A or B”, “at least one of A and B”, or “at least one of A orB” may refer to all of the case (1) where at least one A is included,the case (2) where at least one B is included, or the case (3) whereboth of at least one A and at least one B are included.

The terms, such as “first”, “second”, and the like used in thedisclosure may be used to refer to various components regardless of theorder and/or the priority and to distinguish the relevant componentsfrom other components, but do not limit the components. For example, “afirst user device” and “a second user device” indicate different userdevices regardless of the order or priority. For example, withoutdeparting the scope of the disclosure, a first component may be referredto as a second component, and similarly, a second component may bereferred to as a first component.

It will be understood that when an component (e.g., a first component)is referred to as being “(operatively or communicatively) coupledwith/to” or “connected to” another component (e.g., a second component),it may be directly coupled with/to or connected to the other componentor an intervening component (e.g., a third component) may be present. Incontrast, when an component (e.g., a first component) is referred to asbeing “directly coupled with/to” or “directly connected to” anothercomponent (e.g., a second component), it should be understood that thereare no intervening component (e.g., a third component).

According to the situation, the expression “configured to” used in thedisclosure may be used as, for example, the expression “suitable for”,“having the capacity to”, “designed to”, “adapted to”, “made to”, or“capable of”. The term “configured to” must not mean only “specificallydesigned to” in hardware. Instead, the expression “a device configuredto” may mean that the device is “capable of” operating together withanother device or other parts. For example, a “processor configured to(or set to) perform A, B, and C” may mean a dedicated processor (e.g.,an embedded processor) for performing a corresponding operation or ageneric-purpose processor (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU) or anapplication processor) which performs corresponding operations byexecuting one or more software programs which are stored in a memorydevice.

Terms used in the disclosure are used to describe specified embodimentsand are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. The terms ofa singular form may include plural forms unless otherwise specified. Allthe terms used herein, which include technical or scientific terms, mayhave the same meaning that is generally understood by a person skilledin the art. It will be further understood that terms, which are definedin a dictionary and commonly used, should also be interpreted as iscustomary in the relevant related art and not in an idealized or overlyformal unless expressly so defined in various embodiments of thedisclosure. In some cases, even if terms are terms which are defined inthe disclosure, they may not be interpreted to exclude embodiments ofthe disclosure.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosuremay include at least one of, for example, smartphones, tablet personalcomputers (PCs), mobile phones, video telephones, electronic bookreaders, desktop PCs, laptop PCs, netbook computers, workstations,servers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable multimedia players(PMPs), Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG-1 or MPEG-2) Audio Layer 3(MP3) players, mobile medical devices, cameras, or wearable devices.According to various embodiments, the wearable device may include atleast one of an accessory type (e.g., watches, rings, bracelets,anklets, necklaces, glasses, contact lens, or head-mounted-devices(HMDs), a fabric or garment-integrated type (e.g., an electronicapparel), a body-attached type (e.g., a skin pad or tattoos), or abio-implantable type (e.g., an implantable circuit).

According to various embodiments, the electronic device may be a homeappliance. The home appliances may include at least one of, for example,televisions (TVs), digital versatile disc (DVD) players, audios,refrigerators, air conditioners, cleaners, ovens, microwave ovens,washing machines, air cleaners, set-top boxes, home automation controlpanels, security control panels, TV boxes (e.g., Samsung HomeSync™,Apple TV™, or Google TV™), game consoles (e.g., Xbox™ or PlayStation™),electronic dictionaries, electronic keys, camcorders, electronic pictureframes, and the like.

According to another embodiment, an electronic device may include atleast one of various medical devices (e.g., various portable medicalmeasurement devices (e.g., a blood glucose monitoring device, aheartbeat measuring device, a blood pressure measuring device, a bodytemperature measuring device, and the like), a magnetic resonanceangiography (MRA), a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a computedtomography (CT), scanners, and ultrasonic devices), navigation devices,Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), event data recorders (EDRs),flight data recorders (FDRs), vehicle infotainment devices, electronicequipment for vessels (e.g., navigation systems and gyrocompasses),avionics, security devices, head units for vehicles, industrial or homerobots, automated teller machines (ATMs), points of sales (POSs) ofstores, or internet of things (e.g., light bulbs, various sensors,electric or gas meters, sprinkler devices, fire alarms, thermostats,street lamps, toasters, exercise equipment, hot water tanks, heaters,boilers, and the like).

According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include at leastone of parts of furniture or buildings/structures, electronic boards,electronic signature receiving devices, projectors, or various measuringinstruments (e.g., water meters, electricity meters, gas meters, or wavemeters, and the like). According to various embodiments, the electronicdevice may be one of the above-described devices or a combinationthereof. An electronic device according to an embodiment may be aflexible electronic device. Furthermore, an electronic device accordingto an embodiment of the disclosure may not be limited to theabove-described electronic devices and may include other electronicdevices and new electronic devices according to the development oftechnologies.

Hereinafter, electronic devices according to various embodiments will bedescribed with reference to the accompanying drawings. In thedisclosure, the term “user” may refer to a person who uses an electronicdevice or may refer to a device (e.g., an artificial intelligenceelectronic device) that uses the electronic device.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device in a networkenvironment according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic device 1001 in the networkenvironment 1000 may communicate with an electronic device 1002 via afirst network 1098 (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network),or an electronic device 1004 or a server 1008 via a second network 1099(e.g., a long-range wireless communication network).

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 1001 may communicatewith the electronic device 1004 via the server 1008. According to anembodiment, the electronic device 1001 may include a processor 1020,memory 1030, an input device 1050, a sound output device 1055, a displaydevice 1060, an audio module 1070, a sensor module 1076, an interface1077, a haptic module 1079, a camera module 1080, a power managementmodule 1088, a battery 1089, a communication module 1090, a subscriberidentification module (SIM) 1096, or an antenna module 1097. In someembodiments, at least one (e.g., the display device 1060 or the cameramodule 1080) of the components may be omitted from the electronic device1001, or one or more other components may be added in the electronicdevice 1001. In some embodiments, some of the components may beimplemented as single integrated circuitry. For example, the sensormodule 1076 (e.g., a fingerprint sensor, an iris sensor, or anilluminance sensor) may be implemented as embedded in the display device1060 (e.g., a display).

The processor 1020 may execute, for example, software (e.g., a program1040) to control at least one other component (e.g., a hardware orsoftware component) of the electronic device 1001 coupled with theprocessor 1020, and may perform various data processing or computation.According to one embodiment, as at least part of the data processing orcomputation, the processor 1020 may load a command or data received fromanother component (e.g., the sensor module 1076 or the communicationmodule 1090) in volatile memory 1032, process the command or the datastored in the volatile memory 1032, and store resulting data innon-volatile memory 1034. According to an embodiment, the processor 1020may include a main processor 1021 (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU)or an application processor (AP)), and an auxiliary processor 1023(e.g., a graphics processing unit (GPU), an image signal processor(ISP), a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor (CP)) thatis operable independently from, or in conjunction with, the mainprocessor 1021. Additionally or alternatively, the auxiliary processor1023 may be adapted to consume less power than the main processor 1021,or to be specific to a specified function. The auxiliary processor 1023may be implemented as separate from, or as part of the main processor1021.

The auxiliary processor 1023 may control at least some of functions orstates related to at least one component (e.g., the display device 1060,the sensor module 1076, or the communication module 1090) among thecomponents of the electronic device 1001, instead of the main processor1021 while the main processor 1021 is in an inactive (e.g., sleep)state, or together with the main processor 1021 while the main processor1021 is in an active state (e.g., executing an application). Accordingto an embodiment, the auxiliary processor 1023 (e.g., an image signalprocessor or a communication processor) may be implemented as part ofanother component (e.g., the camera module 1080 or the communicationmodule 1090) functionally related to the auxiliary processor 1023.

The memory 1030 may store various data used by at least one component(e.g., the processor 1020 or the sensor module 1076) of the electronicdevice 1001. The various data may include, for example, software (e.g.,the program 1040) and input data or output data for a command relatedthererto. The memory 1030 may include the volatile memory 1032 or thenon-volatile memory 1034.

The program 1040 may be stored in the memory 1030 as software, and mayinclude, for example, an operating system (OS) 1042, middleware 1044, oran application 1046.

The input device 1050 may receive a command or data to be used by othercomponent (e.g., the processor 1020) of the electronic device 1001, fromthe outside (e.g., a user) of the electronic device 1001. The inputdevice 1050 may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard,or a digital pen (e.g., a stylus pen).

The sound output device 1055 may output sound signals to the outside ofthe electronic device 1001. The sound output device 1055 may include,for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker may be used forgeneral purposes, such as playing multimedia or playing record, and thereceiver may be used for an incoming calls. According to an embodiment,the receiver may be implemented as separate from, or as part of thespeaker.

The display device 1060 may visually provide information to the outside(e.g., a user) of the electronic device 1001. The display device 1060may include, for example, a display, a hologram device, or a projectorand control circuitry to control a corresponding one of the display,hologram device, and projector. According to an embodiment, the displaydevice 1060 may include touch circuitry adapted to detect a touch, orsensor circuitry (e.g., a pressure sensor) adapted to measure theintensity of force incurred by the touch.

The audio module 1070 may convert a sound into an electrical signal andvice versa. According to an embodiment, the audio module 1070 may obtainthe sound via the input device 1050, or output the sound via the soundoutput device 1055 or a headphone of an external electronic device(e.g., an electronic device 1002) directly (e.g., wiredly) or wirelesslycoupled with the electronic device 1001.

The sensor module 1076 may detect an operational state (e.g., power ortemperature) of the electronic device 1001 or an environmental state(e.g., a state of a user) external to the electronic device 1001, andthen generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to thedetected state. According to an embodiment, the sensor module 1076 mayinclude, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, an atmosphericpressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gripsensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an infrared (IR) sensor, abiometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or anilluminance sensor.

The interface 1077 may support one or more specified protocols to beused for the electronic device 1001 to be coupled with the externalelectronic device (e.g., the electronic device 1002) directly (e.g.,wiredly) or wirelessly. According to an embodiment, the interface 1077may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI),a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a secure digital (SD) cardinterface, or an audio interface.

A connecting terminal 1078 may include a connector via which theelectronic device 1001 may be physically connected with the externalelectronic device (e.g., the electronic device 1002). According to anembodiment, the connecting terminal 1078 may include, for example, aHDMI connector, a USB connector, a SD card connector, or an audioconnector (e.g., a headphone connector).

The haptic module 1079 may convert an electrical signal into amechanical stimulus (e.g., a vibration or a movement) or electricalstimulus which may be recognized by a user via his tactile sensation orkinesthetic sensation. According to an embodiment, the haptic module1079 may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or anelectric stimulator.

The camera module 1080 may capture a still image or moving images.According to an embodiment, the camera module 1080 may include one ormore lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

The power management module 1088 may manage power supplied to theelectronic device 1001. According to one embodiment, the powermanagement module 1088 may be implemented as at least part of, forexample, a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

The battery 1089 may supply power to at least one component of theelectronic device 1001. According to an embodiment, the battery 1089 mayinclude, for example, a primary cell which is not rechargeable, asecondary cell which is rechargeable, or a fuel cell.

The communication module 1090 may support establishing a direct (e.g.,wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel betweenthe electronic device 1001 and the external electronic device (e.g., theelectronic device 1002, the electronic device 1004, or the server 1008)and performing communication via the established communication channelThe communication module 1090 may include one or more communicationprocessors that are operable independently from the processor 1020(e.g., the application processor (AP)) and supports a direct (e.g.,wired) communication or a wireless communication. According to anembodiment, the communication module 1090 may include a wirelesscommunication module 1092 (e.g., a cellular communication module, ashort-range wireless communication module, or a global navigationsatellite system (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communicationmodule 1094 (e.g., a local area network (LAN) communication module or apower line communication (PLC) module). A corresponding one of thesecommunication modules may communicate with the external electronicdevice via the first network 1098 (e.g., a short-range communicationnetwork, such as Bluetooth™, wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct, orinfrared data association (IrDA)) or the second network 1099 (e.g., along-range communication network, such as a cellular network, theInternet, or a computer network (e.g., LAN or wide area network (WAN)).These various types of communication modules may be implemented as asingle component (e.g., a single chip), or may be implemented as multicomponents (e.g., multi chips) separate from each other. The wirelesscommunication module 1092 may identify and authenticate the electronicdevice 1001 in a communication network, such as the first network 1098or the second network 1099, using subscriber information (e.g.,international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)) stored in thesubscriber identification module 1096.

The antenna module 1097 may transmit or receive a signal or power to orfrom the outside (e.g., the external electronic device) of theelectronic device 1001. According to an embodiment, the antenna module1097 may include an antenna including a radiating element composed of aconductive material or a conductive pattern formed in or on a substrate(e.g., PCB). According to an embodiment, the antenna module 1097 mayinclude a plurality of antennas. In such a case, at least one antennaappropriate for a communication scheme used in the communicationnetwork, such as the first network 1098 or the second network 1099, maybe selected, for example, by the communication module 1090 (e.g., thewireless communication module 1092) from the plurality of antennas. Thesignal or the power may then be transmitted or received between thecommunication module 1090 and the external electronic device via theselected at least one antenna. According to an embodiment, anothercomponent (e.g., a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)) other thanthe radiating element may be additionally formed as part of the antennamodule 1097.

At least some of the above-described components may be coupled mutuallyand communicate signals (e.g., commands or data) therebetween via aninter-peripheral communication scheme (e.g., a bus, general purposeinput and output (GPIO), serial peripheral interface (SPI), or mobileindustry processor interface (MIPI)).

According to an embodiment, commands or data may be transmitted orreceived between the electronic device 1001 and the external electronicdevice 1004 via the server 1008 coupled with the second network 1099.Each of the electronic devices 1002 and 1004 may be a device of a sametype as, or a different type, from the electronic device 1001. Accordingto an embodiment, all or some of operations to be executed at theelectronic device 1001 may be executed at one or more of the externalelectronic devices 1002, 1004, or 1008. For example, if the electronicdevice 1001 should perform a function or a service automatically, or inresponse to a request from a user or another device, the electronicdevice 1001, instead of, or in addition to, executing the function orthe service, may request the one or more external electronic devices toperform at least part of the function or the service. The one or moreexternal electronic devices receiving the request may perform the atleast part of the function or the service requested, or an additionalfunction or an additional service related to the request, and transferan outcome of the performing to the electronic device 1001. Theelectronic device 1001 may provide the outcome, with or without furtherprocessing of the outcome, as at least part of a reply to the request.To that end, a cloud computing, distributed computing, or client-servercomputing technology may be used, for example.

The electronic device according to various embodiments may be one ofvarious types of electronic devices. The electronic devices may include,for example, a portable communication device (e.g., a smartphone), acomputer device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medicaldevice, a camera, a wearable device, or a home appliance. According toan embodiment of the disclosure, the electronic devices are not limitedto those described above.

It should be appreciated that various embodiments of the disclosure andthe terms used therein are not intended to limit the technologicalfeatures set forth herein to particular embodiments and include variouschanges, equivalents, or replacements for a corresponding embodiment.With regard to the description of the drawings, similar referencenumerals may be used to refer to similar or related elements. It is tobe understood that a singular form of a noun corresponding to an itemmay include one or more of the things, unless the relevant contextclearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, each of such phrases as “Aor B,” “at least one of A and B,” “at least one of A or B,” “A, B, orC,” “at least one of A, B, and C,” and “at least one of A, B, or C,” mayinclude any one of, or all possible combinations of the items enumeratedtogether in a corresponding one of the phrases. As used herein, suchterms as “1st” and “2nd,” or “first” and “second” may be used to simplydistinguish a corresponding component from another, and does not limitthe components in other aspect (e.g., importance or order). It is to beunderstood that if an element (e.g., a first element) is referred to,with or without the term “operatively” or “communicatively”, as “coupledwith,”“coupled to” “,connected with”,or connected to” another element(e.g., a second element), it means that the element may be coupled withthe other element directly (e.g., wiredly), wirelessly, or via a thirdelement.

As used herein, the term “module” may include a unit implemented inhardware, software, or firmware, and may interchangeably be used withother terms, for example, “logic,” “logic block,” “part,” or“circuitry”. A module may be a single integral component, or a minimumunit or part thereof, adapted to perform one or more functions. Forexample, according to an embodiment, the module may be implemented in aform of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

Various embodiments as set forth herein may be implemented as software(e.g., the program 1040) including one or more instructions that arestored in a storage medium (e.g., internal memory 1036 or externalmemory 1038) that is readable by a machine (e.g., the electronic device1001). For example, a processor(e.g., the processor 1020) of the machine(e.g., the electronic device 1001) may invoke at least one of the one ormore instructions stored in the storage medium, and execute it, with orwithout using one or more other components under the control of theprocessor. This allows the machine to be operated to perform at leastone function according to the at least one instruction invoked. The oneor more instructions may include a code generated by a complier or acode executable by an interpreter. The machine-readable storage mediummay be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Wherein,the term “non-transitory” simply means that the storage medium is atangible device, and does not include a signal (e.g., an electromagneticwave), but this term does not differentiate between where data issemi-permanently stored in the storage medium and where the data istemporarily stored in the storage medium.

According to an embodiment, a method according to various embodiments ofthe disclosure may be included and provided in a computer programproduct. The computer program product may be traded as a product betweena seller and a buyer. The computer program product may be distributed inthe form of a machine-readable storage medium (e.g., compact disc readonly memory (CD-ROM)), or be distributed (e.g., downloaded or uploaded)online via an application store (e.g., PlayStore™), or between two userdevices (e.g., smart phones) directly. If distributed online, at leastpart of the computer program product may be temporarily generated or atleast temporarily stored in the machine-readable storage medium, such asmemory of the manufacturer's server, a server of the application store,or a relay server.

According to various embodiments, each component (e.g., a module or aprogram) of the above-described components may include a single entityor multiple entities. According to various embodiments, one or more ofthe above-described components may be omitted, or one or more othercomponents may be added. Alternatively or additionally, a plurality ofcomponents (e.g., modules or programs) may be integrated into a singlecomponent. In such a case, according to various embodiments, theintegrated component may still perform one or more functions of each ofthe plurality of components in the same or similar manner as they areperformed by a corresponding one of the plurality of components beforethe integration. According to various embodiments, operations performedby the module, the program, or another component may be carried outsequentially, in parallel, repeatedly, or heuristically, or one or moreof the operations may be executed in a different order or omitted, orone or more other operations may be added.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of an operating environment of an electronic device,according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, an electronic device 100 (e.g., the electronicdevice 1001 of FIG. 1) may be electrically, communicatively, oroperatively connected to at least one external device. For example, theelectronic device 100 may be connected to an external display device 200and a mediation device 300 so as to transmit or receive at least onedata associated with a functional operation. In an embodiment, the size(or area) of a display 110 of the electronic device 100 may be smallerthan the size (or area) of a display 210 of the external display device200.

The mediation device 300 may connect the electronic device 100 to theexternal display device 200. The mediation device 300 may include, forexample, a dock (or a docking station). In an embodiment, the mediationdevice 300 may include a mounting region for seating the electronicdevice 100. In this regard, the electronic device 100 may be mounted inthe mounting region, in a vertical direction output mode (portrait mode)or in a horizontal direction output mode (landscape mode). In variousembodiments, the electronic device 100 and the mediation device 300 maybe connected through an input/output interface such as a USB port or acable. According to an embodiment, the mediation device 300 may includeat least one port for connecting to an external input device (e.g., apointing device 400 or a keyboard device 500) wiredly. When themediation device 300 is connected to the external input device (e.g.,400 or 500) via the port, connection information of the external inputdevice (e.g., 400 or 500) may be provided to the electronic device 100.

The external display device 200 (e.g., a monitor, a notebook, or TV) mayoutput at least one content (e.g., image (still image or video) or text)provided from the electronic device 100 connected via the mediationdevice 300. In an embodiment, the display 210 of the external displaydevice 200 may output a screen that is at least partly different fromthe screen of the display 110 of the electronic device 100. In thisregard, when the electronic device 100 is connected to the externaldisplay device 200, the electronic device 100 may reconfigure at leastpart of the content displayed on the display 110 of the electronicdevice 100 and may output the reconfigured screen via the externaldisplay device 200. For example, the electronic device 100 may provide amobile desktop environment to the user of the electronic device 100 byoutputting a user interface similar to the user interface of a desktopPC, via the display 210 of the external display device 200.

In an embodiment, the display 110 of the electronic device 100 mayinternally include a touch panel (or touch sensor) so as to receive auser input applied on the display 110. For example, the electronicdevice 100 may receive user input applied to the display 110, bydetecting the electrical characteristic change (e.g., capacitancevariation) due to at least part of the user's body performing the userinput (e.g., a finger) or the stylus pen mounted in the electronicdevice 100. In this regard, at least part of the display 110 of theelectronic device 100 may operate as an input device (e.g., touch pad)under a specified condition (e.g., whether to connect to the externaldisplay device 200 or whether to connect to an external input device(the pointing device 400)). When the display 110 of the electronicdevice 100 operates as an input device (e.g., a touch pad), the userinput applied to the display 110 may be reflected to the movement orclick of the mouse pointer or the cursor displayed on the display 210 ofthe external display device 200. In other words, the user input appliedto the display 110 of the electronic device 100 may control the screendisplayed on the external display device 200. The processing of the userinput (e.g., the movement or click of the mouse pointer or the cursor)may be specified via the display 210 of the external display device 200.

According to an embodiment, in a state where the electronic device 100is connected to the external display device 200, the electronic device100 may output a graphical user interface, which has a shape at leastpartly mapped (or corresponding) to the screen of the external displaydevice 200, on the display 110. For example, the electronic device 100may output a graphical user interface of a shape mapped to all area or aspecific area of the display 210 of the external display device 200.Because the size or area between the display 110 of the electronicdevice 100 and the display 210 of the external display device 200 isdifferent from each other, the graphical user interface may function asa region guide for the user input applied to the display 110 of theelectronic device 100 to control the screen output from the externaldisplay device 200.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of a configuration of an electronic device,according to an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram of a program included inan electronic device, according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the electronic device 100 (e.g., the electronicdevice 1001 of FIG. 1) includes the display 110, an input/outputinterface 120, a communication circuit (or wireless communicationcircuit) 130, a memory 140, and a processor 150. In various embodiments,the electronic device 100 may omit at least one of the above-describedcomponents or may further include another component. For example, theelectronic device 100 may further include at least one of at least onesensor (e.g., an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a proximity sensor,an illumination sensor, a fingerprint sensor, an iris sensor or a heartrate sensor) that senses the operating state or external environment ofthe electronic device 100 or supports user authentication, a powersupply device (e.g., a battery) that supplies driving power to theabove-described components, a camera that captures an image (e.g., stillimage or video) of the region at a periphery of the electronic device100, or a stylus pen detachably mounted in a recess region formed in theelectronic device 100. Alternatively, the electronic device 100 mayfurther include components of the electronic device 1001 described withreference to FIG. 1. In various embodiments, the components of theelectronic device 100 described above may be accommodated within ahousing (not illustrated) that forms the at least part of the appearanceof the electronic device 100 or at least part of the components may beexposed to the outside through one region of the housing. For example,at least part of the display 110 is exposed through the first region ofthe housing, and at least part of the input/output interface 120 may beexposed through the second region different from the first region.

The display 110 may output various contents (e.g., an image (a stillimage or a video), a text, an icon or a symbol). The display 110 mayinclude a display driver integrated circuit (DDI). In an embodiment, theDDI may be electrically connected to the display 110, and may supply, tothe display 110, an image signal according to image data received fromthe processor 150.

In an embodiment, the display 110 may be implemented with a touchscreendisplay including a display panel, a cover glass, and a touch panel (atouch sensor). The display panel may output the related content based onthe image signal received from the DDI. The cover glass may be disposedon top surface of the display panel for passing through light accordingto the driving of the display panel. Moreover, a user input (e.g.,touch, drag, proximity, hovering, or press) using at least part of auser's body (e.g., finger) or the stylus pen mounted in the electronicdevice 100 may be applied to the at least one region of the cover glass.The touch panel may detect a user input applied to the cover glass. Thetouch panel may include a touch controller. The touch controller iselectrically connected to the touch panel and may detect the change inthe physical quantity (e.g., voltage, light quantity, resistance, chargequantity, or capacitance) on the touch panel according to the userinput. The touch controller may calculate data (e.g., coordinate (X, Y)data of the user input) of the user input based on the detected changein the physical quantity and may provide the calculated information tothe processor 150. In various embodiments, the touch controller mayinclude at least one of a driver circuit, a sensor circuit, controllogic, an oscillator, a delay table, an analog-digital converter, or anMCU.

In an embodiment, when the display 110 is implemented with thetouchscreen display, at least part of the display 110 may be used as atouch pad based on a specified condition. For example, when theelectronic device 100 is connected to the external display device 200,the display 110 may function as a touch pad. In an operation in which atleast part of the display 110 functions as a touch pad, when a specifieduser input mode (e.g., a second input mode, an absolute mode, or astylus pen mode to be described later) is set on the electronic device100, the display 110 may output a graphical user interface of a shapethat is at least partly mapped (or corresponding) to the region of thedisplay of the external display device 200.

The input/output interface 120 may support the transmission or receptionof the data or signal between the electronic device 100 and the externaldisplay device 200. For example, the input/output interface 120 maytransmit the data or signal input from the external display device 200,to the at least part of components of the electronic device 100, or mayoutput the data or signal provided from the at least part of componentsof the electronic device 100 to the external display device 200. In anembodiment, the input/output interface 120 may include an electricalconnector (e.g., USB cable or HDMI cable), a port, or a terminal thatsupports a wired connection to the external display device 200 (or themediation device 300).

The communication circuit 130 may support communication between theelectronic device 100 and at least one external device (e.g., theexternal display device 200, the mediation device 300, an externalpointing device or an external keyboard device). The communicationcircuit 130 may establish wired communication or wireless communicationto the at least one external device based on the defined protocol. Thecommunication circuit 130 may transmit and receive various types ofsignals or various types of data to and from at least one externaldevice, based on the wired communication or wireless communication.

The memory 140 may store at least a piece of data associated with theoperation of the electronic device 100 or may store at least oneinstruction associated with the functional operations of components ofthe electronic device 100. In addition, the memory 140 may store atleast one application preloaded at the manufacture of the electronicdevice 100 or installed in a third party form from an online market.Alternatively, the memory 140 may include at least one program foroperating the display 110 of the electronic device 100 or for operatingthe display 210 of the external display device 200.

In an embodiment, under the control of the processor 150, when theelectronic device 100 is connected to the external display device 200via the mediation device 300 so as to operate in a specific mode (e.g.,desktop mode described below) or when the electronic device 100 performsan operation of connecting to the external display device 200 via themediation device 300, the memory 140 may store at least one application(e.g., a first application), which can be stably compatible with thespecific mode (or can be operated stably in the operation), in adatabase. For example, the stable compatibility means that the resizingof the execution screen of the first application (or the windowincluding the execution screen) is supported, when the execution screenof the first application is output via the display 210 of the externaldisplay device 200 when the electronic device 100 operates in thespecific mode. For example, at least one tap button that supports theresizing (e.g., back, minimize, maximize, or close) may be provided inthe region of the execution screen (or the window including theexecution screen) of the compatible first application displayed on thedisplay 210 of the external display device 200. Alternatively, a scrollbar supporting the movement of the range of execution screens based onthe resizing by user control may be provided to one region of theexecution screen of the first application. The database may store atleast one information (e.g., application identifier, application packageinformation, application version information, execution screen formatinformation, or content information included in the execution screen)associated with the first application. Alternatively, the database mayfurther store information about at least one application displayed (orthe resizing is not supported) on the execution screen of a standardizedsize via the display 210 of the external display device 200.

The processor 150 may be electrically or operatively connected to thecomponents of the electronic device 100 described above so as to performcontrol, communication operation, or data processing on the components.In an embodiment, the processor 150 may execute a specified launcherbased on connection information between the electronic device 100 andthe external display device 200 provided from a specific program in theframework (e.g., a desktop mode service described below). For example,while the electronic device 100 is disconnected to the external displaydevice 200, the processor 150 may execute a first mode launcher (e.g., anormal mode launcher) for operating the display 110 of the electronicdevice 100. For example, the first mode launcher may set and manage agraphic format of a screen capable of being output to the display 110 ofthe electronic device 100. Alternatively, when the electronic device 100is connected to the external display device 200, the processor 150 mayexecute a second mode launcher (e.g., desktop mode launcher). Forexample, for the purpose of providing the user of the electronic device100 with a mobile desktop environment via the external display device200, the second mode launcher may manage the related option informationor graphic format.

According to an embodiment, with regard to the execution screen outputof the specific application via the display 210 of the external displaydevice 200, the processor 150 may determine whether the specificapplication supports the resizing of an execution screen (or a windowincluding an execution screen) with reference to the databaseestablished in the memory 140. When the specific application supportsthe resizing of an execution screen, the processor 150 may generate thefirst type of window, which is resizable and which includes theexecution screen of the specific application. In this operation, theprocessor 150 may reconfigure the at least part of the execution screenof the specific application included in the first type of window. Forexample, the processor 150 may reconfigure the size, resolution, orlocation of the text, image, UI, or UX included in the execution screenof the specific application so as to correspond to the format of thedisplay 210 of the external display device 200. The processor 150 mayprovide the first type of window generated to include the executionscreen of the specific application, to the external display device 200and then may output the first type of window, via the display 210 of theexternal display device 200. When it is determined that the specificapplication does not support the resizing of an execution screen, theprocessor 150 may generate the second type of window, which includes theexecution screen of the specific application and which has the fixedsize. In this operation, for example, the processor 150 may configurethe execution screen of the specific application included in the secondtype of window so as to be the same or similar to the format of thedisplay 110 of the electronic device 100. The processor 150 may providethe second type of window generated to include the execution screen ofthe specific application, to the external display device 200 and thenmay output the second type of window, on the display 210 of the externaldisplay device 200.

In an embodiment, when the electronic device 100 is connected to theexternal display device 200, the processor 150 may identify a user inputmode set from the user of the electronic device 100. For example, theuser input mode may be associated with the method in which the userinput applied to the display 110 of the electronic device 100 isspecified on the display 210 of the external display device 200.

In an embodiment, when it is determined that the user input mode is in aspecified second input mode (e.g., an absolute mode or a stylus penmode, as described below) on the electronic device 100, the processor150 may output a graphical user interface to the display 110. Forexample, the processor 150 may output a graphical user interface of ashape that is at least partly mapped (or corresponding) to the region(or the window output to the display 210) of the display 210 of theexternal display device 200. The graphical user interface output to thedisplay 110 of the electronic device 100 supports the convenience of auser who applies a user input while watching the display 110. Accordingto an embodiment, while outputting the graphical user interface, theprocessor 150 may support the low power operation of the electronicdevice 100 by controlling the image data being transmitted to the atleast part of the pixels of the display 110 of the electronic device100. For example, the processor 150 may control the image data (e.g., analpha (a) value or an RGB gradation value) associated with at least oneof the brightness or gradation of an image to transmit the image data toat least part of pixels of the display 110 (e.g., a pixel independent ofthe output of the graphical user interface), and thus, the processor 150may allow the screen region corresponding to the at least part of pixelsto be displayed at low luminance or low gradation.

In an embodiment, the processor 150 may output the graphical userinterface to the display 110 of the electronic device 100 and then maydetermine whether there is a user input on the display 110 during aspecified time period. When receiving a user input on the electronicdevice 100 within the specified time period, the processor 150 maycontrol the display 110 to interrupt the output of the graphical userinterface. Alternatively, after a specified time elapses from thereceipt of a user input within the specified time period, the processor150 may control the display 110 to interrupt the output of the graphicaluser interface. In various embodiments, when the user input is notreceived during a specified time from the output interruption of thegraphical user interface, the processor 150 may again output thegraphical user interface, the output of which has been stopped.

In an embodiment, when the electronic device 100 is connected to theexternal display device 200, the processor 150 may determine whether theelectronic device 100 is connected to an external input device (e.g.,pointing device). When it is determined that the electronic device 100is connected to the external input device and the user input via theexternal input device occurs on the display 110 of the electronic device100 before outputting the graphical user interface, the processor 150may exclude the output of the graphical user interface. Alternatively,when the user input via the external input device occurs at the timeafter the graphical user interface is output to the display 110 of theelectronic device 100, the processor 150 may temporarily interrupt theoutput of the graphical user interface. In various embodiments, theprocessor 150 may resume the output of the graphical user interfacewithin a specified time from a point in time when the user input via theexternal input device is completed.

In another embodiment, when the electronic device 100 is connected tothe external display device 200 and the user input mode is set to thespecified second input mode, the processor 150 may determine theapproach or proximity of the stylus pen to the electronic device 100.For example, the processor 150 may determine the approach or proximityof the stylus pen to the electronic device 100, based on the signaldetection of the specific frequency band transmitted by the stylus pen.When the approach or the adjacent distance of the stylus pen is withinthe specified distance range, the processor 150 may output the graphicaluser interface to the display 110 of the electronic device 100.Alternatively, when the separation of the stylus pen from the recessregion in which the stylus pen is mounted, is detected on the electronicdevice 100, the processor 150 may output the graphical user interface.In other words, the processor 150 may output a graphical user interfacethat functions as a region guide for the user input at a point in timewhen the user input using the stylus pen is expected.

In an embodiment, the electronic device 100 may receive the update ofthe functionality, version, or service of the mounted or installedapplication from the provider (e.g., the manufacturer of the electronicdevice 100, the manufacturer of operating system, a mobile networkoperator, or a third party developer) of the mounted or installedapplication. The processor 150 may update the database established inthe memory 140 based on the update information of the application, ormay update information (e.g., application identifier, applicationpackage information, application version information, format informationof execution screen, or content information included in the executionscreen) associated with at least one application included in thedatabase.

Referring to FIG. 4, the electronic device 100 may include at least oneprogram stored in the memory 140. For example, the electronic device 100includes at least one application 410, 420, and/or 430, a normal modelauncher 440, a desktop mode launcher 450, a framework 460, a resource470, a configuration 480, and a display info 490. According to anembodiment, the at least one program described above may be executed orcontrolled by the processor 150 of the electronic device 100.

Each of the at least one application 410, 420, and/or 430 may include aplurality of activities. For example, the first application 410 includesa first activity 411, a second activity 412, and a third activity 413.Although FIG. 4 shows an example of the first application 410 thatincludes the three activities 411, 412, and 413, each of the at leastone application 410, 420, and/or 430 may include any number ofactivities. In an embodiment, the activity may require an executionscreen in the portrait or portrait direction, or may require anexecution screen in the portrait and portrait directions.

The normal mode launcher 440 may be executed when the electronic device100 is disconnected to the external display device 200. In anembodiment, the normal mode launcher 440 may manage and provide a homescreen or a variety of UI or UX of the electronic device 100 output viathe display 110 of the electronic device 100.

The desktop mode launcher 450 may be executed when the electronic device100 is connected to the external display device 200. According to anembodiment, upon connection between the electronic device 100 and theexternal display device 200, the desktop mode launcher 450 may providean introduction including information about the desktop mode, and mayalso provide an option of the execution of the desktop mode or amirroring connection option. Furthermore, for the purpose of providingthe mobile desktop environment to the user of the electronic device 100,the desktop mode launcher 450 may provide a window (e.g., a windowincluding an execution screen of an application), UI, or UX, which issimilar to the screen displayed on the display 210 of the externaldisplay device 200. The desktop mode launcher 450 may support theresizing of a resizable window.

In an embodiment, the desktop mode launcher 450 may include a white listupdate service 451 and a white list database 452 (e.g., a databaseestablished in the memory 140 described above). The white list updateservice 451 may obtain a white list, which is a list of resizableapplications, from an external server that supports the download of theat least one application 410, 420, and/or 430. The white list updateservice 451 may periodically determine whether the external list of theexternal server is updated, using the alarm service after the desktopmode launcher 450 is executed. The white list update service 451 mayobtain the URI of the white list file, using the API provided by thecontent cloud server and may download the white list file. For anotherexample, when the white list is updated, the external server maytransmit a white list to a policy manager 463 included in the framework460 of the electronic device 100. The policy manager 463 may store awhite list in a policy database. In an embodiment, the white list updateservice 451 may receive a white list from the policy manager 463 and maystore the white list in the white list database 452. The white listdatabase 452 may store information (e.g., application identifier,application package information, application version information,execution screen format information, or content information included inthe execution screen) of an application supporting the resizing Thewhite list stored in the white list database 452 may include at leastone application mounted or installed in the electronic device 100.

In an embodiment, the framework 460 may include at least one of adesktop mode service 461, a desktop mode policy manager 462, the policymanager 463, a window manager 465, an activity manager 466, or a multiwindow manager 467.

When the application is executed, the desktop mode service 461 maycollect at least a pieces of information associated with the resizing ofthe executed application. For example, the desktop mode service 461 maycollect declaration information about whether to support the resizingincluded in the manifest of the application, information about whetherthe application corresponds to the preload application, or informationabout whether the application is included in the white list.

The desktop mode policy manager 462 may receive at least a piece ofinformation collected by the desktop mode service 461. The desktop modepolicy manager 462 may determine whether to generate a window of thefirst type or window of the second type for outputting the executionscreen of the application, based on the received at least oneinformation. The desktop mode policy manager 462 may transmit thedetermination result to the desktop mode service 461 and the desktopmode service 461 may provide the service based on the transmitteddetermination result.

The window manager 465 may change the configuration 480. The windowmanager 465 may generate a window based on the changed configuration480. For example, when the configuration 480 is changed, the windowmanager 465 may generate an event to change the configuration 480 andmay generate a window based on the changed configuration 480. The windowmanager 465 may display the at least one tab button (or icon) forproviding a function associated with at least one of back, minimize,maximize, or close to the top header of the window. For example, whengenerating a resizable window (e.g., window including the executionscreen of an application) that occupies the partial region of thedisplay 210 of the external display device 200, the window manager 465may display at least one tab button for providing a back, minimize,maximize, or close function in the top header of the generated window.For another example when generating the resizable window occupying allarea of the display 210 of the external display device 200, the windowmanager 465 may display at least one tab button for providing a back,minimize, switch to a pop-up window, or close function in the top headerof the generated window. For another example, when generating anon-rotatable window having the fixed size, the window manager 465 maydisplay at least one tab button for providing a back, minimize, or closefunction in the top header of the generated window. For another example,when generating a rotatable window having the fixed size, the windowmanager 465 may display at least one tab button for providing a back,rotation, minimize, or close function in the top header of the generatedwindow.

When the configuration 480 is changed, the activity manager 466 mayobtain the changed configuration 480 from the window manager 465. Theactivity manager 466 may allow the manager of the resource 470 to updatethe resource 470 based on the changed configuration 480. The activitymanager 466 may allow a screen to be formed based on the configuration480 in which at least one application 410, 420, and/or 430 or theactivity included in the application is changed.

For example, the multi window manager 467 may provide a functionassociated with a window that is not supported by the window manager465. For example, the multi window manager 467 may generate the secondtype of window described above. For another example, the multi windowmanager 467 may provide a function to minimize the window. For anotherexample, the multi window manager 467 may generate an additional windowincluding a tap button (or icon) for providing a function associatedwith at least one of back, minimize, maximize, or close. The multiwindow manager 467 may arrange the additional window on the display 210of the external display device 200 so as to be adjacent to a windowincluding the execution screen of an application.

The resource 470 may include the resource 470 of the activity includedin the application. For example, an activity resource 471 may includeinformation about the image and layout included in the execution screenof the activity being changed, based on the configuration 480.

The configuration 480 may include information about at least one of thedensity (dpi) of the screen generated by the electronic device 100,direction (e.g., portrait or landscape direction), the total size of thescreen, or the execution screen size of the application. Theconfiguration 480 may correspond to each activity included in theapplication.

The display info 490 may include information about the physical size(e.g., width or height) of the display.

FIGS. 5, 6, 7, and 8 are diagrams of various shapes of graphical userinterfaces output by an electronic device, according to an embodiment.In FIG. 5, 6, 7, or 8, the same reference numerals may be assigned tocomponents corresponding to the above-described components, andredundant descriptions may be omitted. In addition, the characteristicsof the graphical user interface described with reference to one of thedrawings may be similarly applied to the graphical user interfacedescribed with reference to other drawings, unless a specific limitationis described.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the electronic device 100 is connected to theexternal display device 200 and it is determined that the user inputmode set from the user of the electronic device 100 is a specifiedsecond input mode (e.g., an absolute mode or a stylus pen mode,described below), a processor of the electronic device 100 may output agraphical user interface 30 to at least one region of the display. In anembodiment, the graphical user interface 30 may include a guide line 31corresponding to an edge region of the graphical user interface 30. Whencontrolling the output of graphical user interface 30, the processor 150may determine the size or area of the graphical user interface 30 suchthat the guide line 31 corresponds to (or coincides with) the edge ofthe active region in the region of the display 110 of the electronicdevice 100. For example, the inner region of the guide line 31 mayindicate the range of the application region of the user input appliedto the electronic device 100 to control the screen output to the display210 of the external display device 200

In an embodiment, the processor 150 may control graphic elements for theat least one region of the graphical user interface 30. For example, forthe purpose of supporting the low power operation of the electronicdevice 100 in the operation of outputting the graphical user interface30, the processor 150 may control the graphic elements of some regions(e.g., the inner region of the guide line 31, hereinafter referred to asthe first region) other than the guide line 31 in the graphical userinterface 30. The processor 150 may control the pixels of the display110 corresponding to the first region to emit light at a low resolutionor a low framerate. Alternatively, the processor 150 may control theimage data to be transmitted to the pixels of the display 110corresponding to the first region. In various embodiments, the processor150 may control the alpha (α) value associated with the brightness to beset to a value of ‘0’ based on ‘0’ to ‘100’, as part of the image datacontrol. Alternatively, the processor 150 may control the RGB gradationvalue associated with the concentration to a value of ‘255’ based on ‘0’to ‘255’.

Referring to FIG. 6, the electronic device 100 may include a screencorresponding to a screen 20 of the display 210 of the external displaydevice 200, in the first region included in the graphical user interface30. In this regard, the processor 150 may collect at least one window,UI, or UX information (e.g., coordinate information, size information,or content information) displayed on the screen 20 of the display 210 ofthe external display device 200. For example, the processor 150 maycollect information from a window manager (465 in FIG. 4) generating thewindow or a desktop mode launcher (450 in FIG. 4) providing the window,UX or UI. Alternatively, the processor 150 may obtain information aboutthe window or UI, which the external display device 200 separatelyoutputs, from the external display device 200.

In an embodiment, the processor 150 may control the image data to betransmitted to the pixels of the display 110 corresponding to the firstregion such that the first region other than the guide line 31 in thegraphical user interface 30 is displayed translucently. For example, theprocessor 150 may control the alpha (a) value associated with thebrightness to be set to a value of about ‘20’ to ‘30’ based on ‘0’ to‘100’ and may transmit the control value to the pixels of the display110 corresponding to the first region.

Referring to FIG. 7, the electronic device 100 may include at least oneguide region (33 and/or 35) corresponding to the screen 20 of thedisplay 210 of the external display device 200, in the first regionincluded in the graphical user interface 30. In an embodiment, the atleast one guide region 33 and/or 35 may be associated with window 9and/or UI 15 displayed on the screen 20 of the display 210 of theexternal display device 200. For example, the at least one guide region33 and/or 35 may be mapped to the window 9 displayed on the screen 20 ofthe display 210 of the external display device 200, at the specifiedratio. Alternatively, the at least one guide region 33 and/or 35 may bea region mapped to the UI 15 (e.g., a UI including at least one object(icon) associated with the execution of an application that theelectronic device 100 includes) output separately from the externaldisplay device 200, at a specified ratio. In various embodiments, themark of at least one content (or screen or icon) that the correspondingwindow 9 or UI 15 includes may be excluded in the at least one guideregion 33 and/or 35.

In an embodiment, the processor 150 may control the pixel of the display110 corresponding to the second region such that the second region otherthan the at least one guide region 33 and/or 35 in the first region,which the graphical user interface 30 includes, emits light at a lowresolution, a low framerate, a low brightness, or a low concentrationsimilar to those described above.

Referring to FIG. 8, the processor 150 may display the layout of atleast one content, which the window 9 (or a screen 10 in the window 9)or UI 15 corresponding to the guide region 33 and/or 35 includes, in theat least one guide region 33 and/or 35 included in the graphical userinterface 30. For example, the processor 150 may display the layout ofall pieces of content included in the window 9 or UI 15. Alternatively,the processor 150 may display only the layout of content (e.g., firstcontent) including a link function among at least a piece of contentincluded in the window 9 or the UI 15. In an embodiment, the firstcontent including the link function may indicate that a screen (or awindow including the screen associated with the first content)associated with the first content or UI is displayed on the screen 20 ofthe display 210 of the external display device 200, when the firstcontent in the window 9 or UI 15 is selected by a user input on thedisplay (110 of FIG. 2) of the electronic device 100. The processor 150may refer to the activity resource (470 in FIG. 4) included in theapplication. Alternatively, the processor 150 may obtain contentinformation (e.g., the content information including the link functionor location information of the content including the link function) inthe UI 15 separately output by the external display device 200, from theexternal display device 200. The processor 150 may determine thelocation of the layout displayed within the at least one guide region 33and/or 35 based on the referred or obtained information.

In various embodiments, a specified display effect (e.g., flashingdisplay or color display) according to the state of window 9 or UI 15corresponding to at least one guide region 33 and/or 35 may be assignedto one of at least one guide region 33 and/or 35 described withreference to FIG. 7 or 8. For example, the processor 150 may control thedisplay 110 of the electronic device 100 such that the specific guideregion corresponding to the window 9 or UI 15, which is in a focusingstate on the screen 20 of the display 210 of the external display device200, is displayed in the specified color. The focusing state refers to astate in which the window 9 or UI 15 being output is selected on thescreen 20 of the display 210 of the external display device 200 by theuser input via the external input device (e.g., a pointing device (400in FIG. 2) or a keyboard device (500 in FIG. 2)) connected to theelectronic device 100 or the electronic device 100.

In an embodiment, when a user input using a user's body or a stylus penis applied to at least part of the first region included in thegraphical user interface 30 described above with reference to FIGS. 5,6, 7, and 8, the processor 150 may convert the first coordinate valueaccording to the user input into the second coordinate valuecorresponding to the size or area of the display 210 of the externaldisplay device 200 to provide the second coordinate value to theexternal display device 200. As such, the external display device 200may apply the user input applied to the electronic device 100, to thescreen 20 being output by that the display 210 by receiving andprocessing the second coordinate value.

In various embodiments, with regard to the low-power operation of theelectronic device 100, the graphic element control (e.g., resolution,framerate, brightness, or concentration control) for the at least oneregion of the graphical user interface 30 performed by the processor 150may be performed based on the amount of available power of theelectronic device 100. For example, when the power supply device (e.g.,battery) of the electronic device 100 is charged with a power greaterthan a specified threshold, the processor 150 may exclude the graphicelement control for the at least one region of the graphical userinterface 30.

FIG. 9A is a flowchart of a user input supporting method 900a of anelectronic device, according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 9A, in operation 901, an electronic device (e.g., 1001in FIG. 1 or 100 in FIG. 2, hereinafter collectively referred to as thereference numeral of 100) is connected to an external display device(e.g., 200 in FIG. 2). For example, the electronic device 100 may beconnected to the external display device 200 via the mediation device300 of FIG. 2. Alternatively, the electronic device 100 may be connectedto the external display device 200 via a wired connector (e.g., USBcable or HDMI cable), a port, or a terminal included in the input/outputinterface (120 in FIG. 3).

In operation 903, the processor (150 in FIG. 3) of the electronic device100 determines the output condition of the graphical user interface(e.g., 30 of FIG. 5, 6, 7, or 8) to be output to the display (110 inFIG. 2). For example, the processor 150 may identify a user input modeset from the user of the electronic device 100. Alternatively, afteridentifying the user input mode, the processor 150 may further determinethe approach or proximity of the stylus pen to the electronic device100.

When it is determined that the identified user input mode is thespecified second input mode (when the approach or proximity of thestylus pen is detected after the processor 150 identifies the secondinput mode), in operation 905, the processor 150 outputs the graphicaluser interface 30 to the display 110 of the electronic device 100.

According to an embodiment, the graphical user interface 30 may functionas a region guide for a user input on the display 110 of the electronicdevice 100 to control the screen of the display 210 of the externaldisplay device 200. The graphical user interface 30 may include a guideline (e.g., 31 in FIG. 5) corresponding to the edge region of thegraphical user interface 30. For example, the guide line 31 may indicatean applied region range for a user input applied to the electronicdevice 100 to control the screen of the display 210 of the externaldisplay device 200. The processor 150 may determine the size or area ofthe graphical user interface 30 such that the guide line 31 correspondsto (or coincides with) the edge of the active region in the region ofthe display 110 of the electronic device 100.

In an embodiment, the graphical user interface (e.g., 30 of FIG. 6) mayinclude a screen that corresponds to the screen of the display 210 ofthe external display device 200, in an internal region (e.g., an innerregion of the guide line 31). With reference to the function operationof at least one program (e.g., the window manager 465 of FIG. 4 or thedesktop mode launcher 450 of FIG. 4) included in the memory 140 in FIG.2, the processor 150 may configure a screen corresponding to the screenoutput by the display 210 of the external display device 200, in thegraphical user interface 30. Alternatively, the processor 150 mayreceive information about the window or UI that the external displaydevice 200 separately outputs, from the external display device 200.With reference to the received information, the processor 150 mayconfigure a screen corresponding to the screen of the display 210 of theexternal display device 200 in the graphical user interface 30.

In an embodiment, the graphical user interface (e.g., 30 of FIG. 7 or 8)may include at least one guide region (e.g., 33 and/or 35 of FIG. 7 or8) mapped to the window or UI displayed on the screen of the display 210of the external display device 200 at a specified rate, in an internalregion (e.g., the inner one region of the guide line 31). In variousembodiments, the mark of at least one content (or screen or icon) thatthe corresponding window or UI includes may be excluded in the at leastone guide region 33 and/or 35. The at least one guide region 33 and/or35 may include the layout of at least one content that the correspondingwindow or UI includes. For example, the at least one guide region 33and/or 35 may display the layout of all pieces of content that thewindow or UI includes, or may display only the layout of contentincluding the link function among at least a piece of content.

In operation 907, the processor 150 of the electronic device 100controls a graphic element of at least part of the region of thegraphical user interface 30, with regard to the low-power operation ofthe electronic device 100. For example, the processor 150 may allow thepixel of the display 110 corresponding to a region other than the guideline 31 in the graphical user interface 30 to emit light at a lowresolution or a low framerate. Alternatively, the processor 150 maycontrol image data to be transmitted to the pixel of the display 110such that the pixel of the display 110 corresponding to the region otherthan the guide line 31 in the graphical user interface 30 emits at a lowbrightness or a low concentration.

In operation 909, the processor 150 receives a user input applied to atleast one region of the graphical user interface 30. According to anembodiment, the user input is user manipulation for controlling (e.g.,executing the application of the electronic device 100 according to theselection of an object (icon) included in the screen) the screen of thedisplay 210 of the external display device 200 via the electronic device100. The processor 150 may detect the coordinates for the user input andmay convert the detected coordinate value into a coordinate valuecorresponding to the size or area of the display 210 of the externaldisplay device 200 to transmit the converted coordinate value to theexternal display device 200. As such, the external display device 200may apply the user input, which is to be applied to the graphical userinterface 30, to the screen of the display 210 by processing thecoordinate information received from the electronic device 100. In anembodiment, the applying of the user input is an operation of selectingan object (icon) corresponding to the converted coordinates, anoperation of executing the application associated with the selectedobject, or an operation of outputting the execution screen of theexecuted application.

FIG. 9B is a flowchart of an operation process 900 b for supporting auser input of an electronic device, according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 9B, in operation 911, the processor 150 of FIG. 3 ofan electronic device (e.g., 1001 in FIG. 1 or 100 in FIG. 2, hereinaftercollectively referred to as the reference numeral of 100) determines theconnection between the electronic device 100 and the external displaydevice (200 of FIG. 2). The processor 150 may determine the connectionbetween the electronic device 100 and the specified mediation device 300of FIG. 2. In an embodiment, the mediation device 300 may support theconnection between the electronic device 100 and the external displaydevice 200; when the connection to the mediation device 300 is detectedbased on the connection of an electrical connector (e.g., USB cable orHDMI cable), a port, or a terminal, the processor 150 may determine thatthe electronic device 100 and the external display device 200 areconnected to each other. In an embodiment, the external display device200 may include a display device (e.g., a monitor, a laptop, or TV) thatreceives data from the electronic device 100 connected via the mediationdevice 300 and outputs the related at least one content (or screen).

According to an embodiment, when it is determined that the electronicdevice 100 and the external display device 200 are not connected to eachother, in operation 913, the processor 150 displays the first screen onthe display 110 in FIG. 3 of the electronic device 100 in the specifiedfirst format. According to an embodiment, the first format may includethe execution of the normal mode launcher 440 of FIG. 4 for operatingthe display 110 of the electronic device 100. The processor 150 may setor manage a graphic format for a screen capable of being output to thedisplay 110 of the electronic device 100 in the first format accordingto the execution of the normal mode launcher 440. The processor 150 mayoperate in the first format to display a first screen (e.g., the homescreen of the electronic device 100 or the user interface of theelectronic device 100) (or the execution screen of the application)including icons associated with a plurality of applications mounted onthe electronic device 100, on the display 110.

According to an embodiment, when it is determined that the electronicdevice 100 and the external display device 200 are connected to eachother, in operation 915, the processor 150 operates in a specifiedsecond format to render a second screen to be output via the externaldisplay device 200. For example, the second format may include theexecution of the desktop mode launcher 450 in FIG. 4 for providing amobile desktop environment via the external display device 200. Theprocessor 150 may operate in the second format according to theexecution of the desktop mode launcher 450, and may perform rendering(e.g., the adjustment of the size, resolution, color, or location of atext, image, UI or UX, which is included in the second screen) forreconfiguring at least part of a second screen (e.g., the home screen ofthe electronic device 100 or the user interface of the electronic device100) (or the execution screen of the application) including iconsassociated with the plurality of applications so as to correspond to thedisplay format of the external display device 200.

In operation 917, the processor 150 provides the external display device200 with the data of the rendered (or reconfigured) second screen. Assuch, the external display device 200 may provide the user of theelectronic device 100 with an environment similar to an environment inwhich the user utilizes a desktop PC, by processing and displaying thedata of the second screen provided from the electronic device 100.

In operation 919, the processor 150 displays the specified graphicaluser interface (30 of FIG. 5, 6, 7, or 8) via the display 110 of theelectronic device 100. According to an embodiment, the graphical userinterface 30 may indicate at least one object included in the secondscreen output via the external display device 200. For example, thegraphical user interface 30 may be displayed in the shape at leastpartly mapped to an application-related icon, a user interface, or anobject of the window, which is included in the second screen. As such,the graphical user interface 30 supports the convenience of a user whoapplies a user input while watching the display 110 of the electronicdevice 100.

In an embodiment, with regard to the display of the graphical userinterface 30, when the connection between the electronic device 100 andthe external display device 200 is determined, the processor 150 mayidentify the user input mode set in the electronic device 100. When theidentified user input mode is an input mode (e.g., a second input mode,an absolute mode, or a stylus pen mode, described below) in which theuser input applied to the electronic device 100 is mapped to a ratioaccording to the resolution of the external display device 200 on theexternal display device 200 and then is specified, the processor 150 maydisplay the graphical user interface 30.

In operation 921, the processor 150 receives the user input applied tothe display 110 of the electronic device 100. For example, the processor150 may receive a user input using at least part of the user's body(e.g., finger) or a stylus pen mounted in the electronic device 100. Forexample, the user input is a user manipulation for controlling thesecond screen displayed on the external display device 200 via theelectronic device 100.

In operation 923, the processor 150 adapts the first coordinates of theuser input applied to the display 110 of the electronic device 100 tothe second screen displayed on the external display device 200. Theprocessor 150 may convert the first coordinates of the user input toprovide the converted result to the external display device 200. Forexample, the processor 150 may convert the first coordinates into thesecond coordinates corresponding to the size, area, or resolution of thedisplay of the external display device 200, and may provide the externaldisplay device 200 with data for the converted second coordinates. Assuch, the external display device 200 may adapt the user input, which isapplied to the electronic device 100, to the second screen beingdisplayed, by processing the provided data of the second coordinate.

FIG. 10 is a diagram of an input mode setting screen of an electronicdevice, according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 10, the electronic device 100 (e.g., the electronicdevice 1001 of FIG. 1) may output the above-described graphical userinterface (30 of FIG. 5, 6, 7, or 8) based on settings of the user inputmode assigned by a user. The processor 150 of FIG. 3 of the electronicdevice 100 may obtain user input mode information selected from theuser, on an input mode setting screen 40 of the electronic device 100.In an embodiment, the user input mode may be associated with themovement of an object (e.g., a pointer) supporting the display of a userinput (e.g., a user input using a body or a stylus pen) applied to theelectronic device 100 on a screen of the display 210 of FIG. 2 of theexternal display device 200 of FIG. 2. For example, the user input modemay include a first input mode (or a relative mode, or a mouse mode), inwhich the object moves equally to a user input on the electronic device100. In the first input mode, the object may be displayed as a motionequal to the speed, direction, or movement distance of the user inputapplied to the electronic device 100, starting from the coordinatespositioned on the screen of the display 210 of the external displaydevice 200. When the first input mode is set, the speed, direction, ormovement distance of the user input may be displayed as a movementsimilar to a user input via an external input device (e.g., pointingdevice 400 of FIG. 2) connected to the electronic device 100.

Alternatively, the user input mode may include a second input mode (oran absolute mode or a stylus pen mode) in which the object moves tocoordinates mapped to coordinates of a user input applied to theelectronic device 100 on the screen of the display 210 of the externaldisplay device 200, based on the resolution ratio of the display of theelectronic device 100 to the display of the external display device 200.When the display resolution ratio between the electronic device 100 andthe external display device 200 is 1:3, the object may be displayed asmoving by 3 cm on the screen of the display 210 of the external displaydevice 200, in response to the movement distance of 1 cm of the userinput applied to the electronic device 100. As described above, because,in the first input mode (or a relative mode or a mouse mode), it ispossible to intuitively recognize a user input through an object movingin proportion to the speed, direction or movement distance of a userinput applied to the electronic device 100, the display of the graphicaluser interface functioning as a region guide for the user input may beexcluded. The processor 150 of the electronic device 100 may output theabove-described graphical user interface on the premise of theconnection to the external display device 200 and setting of the secondinput mode (or an absolute mode or a stylus pen mode) by the user.However, the output of the graphical user interface assuming the secondinput mode is according to one embodiment. When the electronic device100 and the external display device 200 are connected to each other, theprocessor 150 of the electronic device 100 may output a graphical userinterface to the display 110 regardless of the user input mode.

FIG. 11 is a diagram of an output shape of a graphical user interfacefor orientation of an electronic device, according to an embodiment.FIG. 12 is a diagram of an output shape of a graphical user interfaceduring a user authentication operation of an electronic device,according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 11, the processor 150 of FIG. 3 of the electronicdevice 100 (e.g., the electronic device 1001 of FIG. 1) may determinethe display form of the graphical user interface 30 based on theorientation (e.g., portrait or landscape) of the electronic device 100.For example, when the electronic device 100 is mounted on the mediationdevice 300 in FIG. 2 in a first orientation (e.g., landscape), theprocessor 150 may output the graphical user interface 30 to correspondto all active regions of the display 110 of FIG. 2 of the electronicdevice 100. Alternatively, when the orientation of the electronic device100 is changed to a second orientation (e.g., portrait), the processor150 may reduce the graphical user interface 30 in the central region ofthe active region of the electronic device 100, based on the firstorientation and the second orientation.

Referring to FIG. 12, in a state where the electronic device 100 and theexternal display device 200 are connected to each other, userauthentication (e.g., iris authentication) through the electronic device100 may be required. For example, in an operation in which the screen ofthe display 210 of the external display device 200 is controlled basedon the user input applied on the electronic device 100, a specificapplication (e.g., an electronic payment application or a mobile bankingapplication) accompanied by the user authentication may be executed. Inthis case, the processor 150 of the electronic device 100 may displaycontent 50 (e.g., an image guiding the relative location between theuser's eye and the electronic device 100 with regard to irisauthentication) associated with the user authentication in the upperregion of the display 110 of FIG. 2 based on the second orientation(e.g., portrait) of the electronic device 100 and may display thegraphical user interface 30 below the content 50.

According to various embodiments described above, an electronic devicemay include a housing, a touchscreen display exposed through a firstregion of the housing, a wireless communication circuit, an electricalconnector exposed through a second region of the housing, a processorelectrically connected to the touchscreen display, the wirelesscommunication circuit, and the connector, and a memory electricallyconnected to the processor.

According to various embodiments, the memory may store instructions,when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device, in a firstoperation in which the electronic device is not connected to an externaldisplay device, to display a first screen including a plurality of iconsassociated with a plurality of application programs, on the display in afirst format, and in a second operation in which the electronic deviceis connected to the external display device via the connector, to rendera second screen including the plurality of icons, in a second format, toprovide data associated with the second screen to the external displaydevice via the connector such that the external display device displaysthe second screen, to display a graphical user interface indicative ofat least one object included in the second screen, on the display, toreceive a user input via the display, to determine first coordinates ofthe user input, and to adapt the first coordinates to the second screenso as to correspond to second coordinates corresponding to at least oneregion of the external display device.

According to various embodiments, the graphic user interface may includeat least one region in which the object is positioned.

According to various embodiments, the graphic user interface may includeat least one guide line.

According to various embodiments, the guide line may indicate anapplication region range of the user input for controlling the secondscreen that the external display device displays.

According to various embodiments, the graphical user interface mayinclude a black background in at least part of a region.

According to various embodiments, the instructions, when executed by theprocessor, may further cause the electronic device to display thegraphical user interface, when receiving the user input using a styluspen.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device may furtherinclude a recess formed in the housing and a stylus pen detachablyinserted into the recess.

According to various embodiments, the instructions, when executed by theprocessor, may further cause the electronic device to make determinationof whether the stylus pen is inserted into the recess and to display thegraphical user interface based at least partly on the determination.

According to various embodiments, the instructions, when executed by theprocessor, may further cause the electronic device to display thegraphical user interface, when approach of the stylus pen to theelectronic device is detected within a specified distance.

According to various embodiments described above, an electronic devicemay include a housing, a touchscreen display, at least part of which isexposed through a first region of the housing, a wireless communicationcircuit, a connector, at least part of which is exposed through a secondregion of the housing, and a processor electrically connected to thetouchscreen display, the wireless communication circuit, and theconnector.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured toconnect to an external display device via the wireless communicationcircuit or the connector, to display a graphical user interfacecorresponding to a screen, which the external display device outputs, inat least part of a region of the touchscreen display, to display atleast part of a region of the graphical user interface in a blackbackground, and to convert first coordinate information of a user input,which is received with respect to at least one region of the graphicaluser interface, to second coordinate information corresponding to theexternal display device to transmit the second coordinate information tothe external display device.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured tointerrupt a display of the graphical user interface, after displayingthe graphical user interface, when receiving the user input to thetouchscreen display within a specified time range.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured tointerrupt a display of the graphical user interface within a specifiedtime from a time at which the user input is received, after displayingthe graphical user interface, when receiving the user input to thetouchscreen display.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device may furtherinclude a memory configured to store at least one application program.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured tostore information associated with at least one application program, inwhich a resizing of an execution screen is supported in the externaldisplay device, from among the at least one application program in thememory as a database.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured tocollect data for a screen, which is being output via the touchscreendisplay, at a time at which the external display device is connected.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured tointerrupt a display of the graphical user interface, when receiving theuser input via an external input device connected to the electronicdevice.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured toinclude at least one guide region corresponding to at least one of awindow or an interface included in a screen, which the external displaydevice outputs, in at least one region of the graphical user interface.

According to various embodiments described above, a user inputsupporting method of an electronic device may include connecting to anexternal display device, displaying a graphical user interfacecorresponding to a screen, which the external display device outputs, inat least part of a region of touchscreen display that the electronicdevice includes, displaying at least part of a region of the graphicaluser interface in a black background, converting first coordinateinformation of a user input, which is received with respect to at leastone region of the graphical user interface, to second coordinateinformation corresponding to the external display device to transmit thesecond coordinate information to the external display device.

According to various embodiments, displaying of the graphical userinterface may include including a guide line indicative of anapplication region range of the user input for controlling a screen,which the external display device displays, in an edge region of thegraphical user interface.

According to various embodiments, displaying of the graphical userinterface may include including at least one guide region correspondingto at least one of a window or an interface included in a screen, whichthe external display device displays, in at least one region of thegraphical user interface.

According to various embodiments, displaying of the graphical userinterface may include displaying the graphical user interface, when atleast one of detachment of a stylus pen detachably mounted in theelectronic device or approach of the stylus pen to the electronic devicewithin a specified distance is detected.

According to various embodiments, displaying of the graphical userinterface may include interrupting a display of the graphical userinterface within a specified time from a time at which the user input isreceived, after displaying the graphical user interface, when receivingthe user input to the touchscreen display.

According to various embodiments, the user is allowed to intuitivelyrecognize the region of the user input associated with the screencontrol of an external display device, by providing a graphical userinterface corresponding to the screen of the external display device onthe display of an electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the clarity of the user input tocontrol the screen of the external display device may be improved.

While the disclosure has been shown and described with reference tocertain embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled inthe art that various changes in form and details may be made thereinwithout departing from the scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the scopeof the disclosure should not be defined as being limited to theembodiments, but should be defined by the appended claims andequivalents thereof.

What is claimed is:
 1. An electronic device, comprising: a housing; atouchscreen display exposed through a first region of the housing; awireless communication circuit; an electrical connector exposed througha second region of the housing; a processor electrically connected tothe touchscreen display, the wireless communication circuit, and theconnector; and a memory electrically connected to the processor, whereinthe memory stores instructions, when executed by the processor, causethe electronic device to: in a first operation in which the electronicdevice is not connected to an external display device: display a firstscreen including a plurality of icons associated with a plurality ofapplication programs, on the display in a first format; and in a secondoperation in which the electronic device is connected to the externaldisplay device via the connector: render a second screen including theplurality of icons, in a second format; provide data associated with thesecond screen to the external display device via the connector such thatthe external display device displays the second screen; display agraphical user interface indicative of at least one object included inthe second screen, on the display; receive a user input via the display;determine first coordinates of the user input; and adapt the firstcoordinates to the second screen so as to correspond to secondcoordinates corresponding to at least one region of the external displaydevice.
 2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the graphical userinterface includes at least one region in which the object ispositioned.
 3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the graphicaluser interface includes at least one guide line.
 4. The electronicdevice of claim 3, wherein the guide line indicates an applicationregion range of the user input for controlling the second screen thatthe external display device displays.
 5. The electronic device of claim1, wherein the graphical user interface includes a black background inat least part of a region.
 6. The electronic device of claim 1, whereinthe instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause theelectronic device to: when receiving the user input using a stylus pen,display the graphical user interface.
 7. The electronic device of claim1, further comprising: a recess formed in the housing; and a stylus pendetachably inserted into the recess, wherein the instructions, whenexecuted by the processor, further cause the electronic device to: makedetermination of whether the stylus pen is inserted into the recess; anddisplay the graphical user interface based at least partly on thedetermination.
 8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein theinstructions, when executed by the processor, further cause theelectronic device to: when approach of the stylus pen to the electronicdevice is detected within a specified distance, display the graphicaluser interface.
 9. An electronic device, comprising: a housing; atouchscreen display, at least part of which is exposed through a firstregion of the housing; a wireless communication circuit; a connector, atleast part of which is exposed through a second region of the housing;and a processor electrically connected to the touchscreen display, thewireless communication circuit, and the connector, wherein the processoris configured to: connect to an external display device via the wirelesscommunication circuit or the connector; display a graphical userinterface corresponding to a screen, which the external display deviceoutputs, in at least part of a region of the touchscreen display;display at least part of a region of the graphical user interface in ablack background; and convert first coordinate information of a userinput, which is received with respect to at least one region of thegraphical user interface, to second coordinate information correspondingto the external display device to transmit the second coordinateinformation to the external display device.
 10. The electronic device ofclaim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to: afterdisplaying the graphical user interface, when receiving the user inputto the touchscreen display within a specified time range, interrupt adisplay of the graphical user interface.
 11. The electronic device ofclaim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to: afterdisplaying the graphical user interface, when receiving the user inputto the touchscreen display, interrupt a display of the graphical userinterface within a specified time from a time at which the user input isreceived.
 12. The electronic device of claim 9, further comprising: amemory configured to store at least one application program, wherein theprocessor is further configured to: store information associated with atleast one application program, in which a resizing of an executionscreen is supported in the external display device, from among the atleast one application program in the memory as a database.
 13. Theelectronic device of claim 9, wherein the processor is furtherconfigured to: collect data for a screen, which is being output via thetouchscreen display, at a time at which the external display device isconnected.
 14. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the processoris further configured to: when receiving the user input via an externalinput device connected to the electronic device, interrupt a display ofthe graphical user interface.
 15. The electronic device of claim 9,wherein the processor is further configured to: include at least oneguide region corresponding to at least one of a window or an interfaceincluded in a screen, which the external display device outputs, in atleast one region of the graphical user interface.
 16. A user inputsupporting method of an electronic device, the method comprising:connecting to an external display device; displaying a graphical userinterface corresponding to a screen, which the external display deviceoutputs, in at least part of a region of touchscreen display that theelectronic device includes; displaying at least part of a region of thegraphical user interface in a black background; and converting firstcoordinate information of a user input, which is received with respectto at least one region of the graphical user interface, to secondcoordinate information corresponding to the external display device totransmit the second coordinate information to the external displaydevice.
 17. The method of claim 16, wherein displaying the graphicaluser interface includes: including a guide line indicative of anapplication region range of the user input for controlling a screen,which the external display device displays, in an edge region of thegraphical user interface.
 18. The method of claim 16, wherein displayingthe graphical user interface includes: including at least one guideregion corresponding to at least one of a window or an interfaceincluded in a screen, which the external display device displays, in atleast one region of the graphical user interface.
 19. The method ofclaim 16, wherein displaying the graphical user interface includes: whenat least one of detachment of a stylus pen detachably mounted in theelectronic device or approach of the stylus pen to the electronic devicewithin a specified distance is detected, displaying the graphical userinterface.
 20. The method of claim 16, wherein displaying the graphicaluser interface includes: after displaying the graphical user interface,when receiving the user input to the touchscreen display, interrupting adisplay of the graphical user interface within a specified time from atime at which the user input is received.